Market diary.

For the week ended Feb. 25, each of the major indexes fell, as profit taking and waning consumer confidence set in within financial markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7 percent, as did the S&P 500, while the Nasdaq composite index lost 2.6 percent. The tech-laden Nasdaq, which has led the market rally last year and the early part of this year, is now just I percent positive year to date. The LABJ 200 Index of local companies fell 0.9 percent, and remains up 4.5 percent thus far this year. Declines led advances for the week by 122 to 65. Among the week's biggest gainers were Skechers USA Inc., up 15.5 percent to $12.40, Digital Theater Systems Inc., up 12 percent to $24.69, and International Aluminum Corp., up 10 percent to $34.20. Losers included temporary placement firm On Assignment Inc., down 24.8 percent to $6.10, Specialty Laboratories, down 17.2 percent to $12.06, and Smart & Final Inc., down 14.4 percent to $10.90. Among local industry sectors, apparel eked out a 2.5 percent gain, while the energy/utilities sector rose 1.6 percent. Internet, computer and communications sectors--all tech-related--each fell by 5 percent or more.